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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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